May 24, 2012
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IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas
One Bowling Green
(between State and Whitehall Streets)
New York, NY 10004
Tel: (212) 514-3700
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Dates
Thurs, Feb 9, 2012 – Fri, Aug 31, 2012Hours
Mon – Wed, Fri – Sun: 10 am – 5 pmThurs: 10 am – 8 pm
Open 364 days a year; closed Christmas Day
IndiVisible: African–Native American Lives in the Americas, a 20-panel display that outlines the seldom-viewed history and complex lives of people of dual African American and Native American ancestry, addresses the racially motivated laws that have been forced on Native, African American and mixed-heritage peoples.
Since pre-colonial times, Native and African American peoples have built strong communities through intermarriage, unified efforts to preserve their land and taking part in creative resistance. Over time, these communities developed constructive survival strategies, and several have regained economic sustainability through gaming in the 1980s. The daily cultural practices that define the African–Native American experience through food, language, writing, music, dance and the visual arts, will also be highlighted in the exhibition.
On February 9, curator Dr. Gabrielle Tayac, will host a conversation with Dr. Heriberto Dixon about the history and contemporary cultures of mixed heritage Native people. A book signing will follow the discussion.
- Directions: Subway: 4, 5 to Bowling Green; 1 to South Ferry; R to Whitehall Street; J, Z to Broad Street
About this Organization
National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian InstitutionThe museum features year-round exhibitions, dance and music performances, children’s workshops, family and school programs, film festivals and video screenings that present the diversity of the Native peoples of the Americas and the strength of their cultures from the earliest times to the present.
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National Museum of the American Indian—Smithsonian Institution Listings
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Ongoing The museum offers free, daily tours that are centered on the vast collection that celebrates the lifeways, histories and art of indigenous cultures throughout the Western Hemisphere.
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Ongoing This spectacular, permanent exhibition of some 700 works of Native art from throughout the American continent demonstrates the breadth of the museum's renowned collection and highlights the historic importance of iconic objects.
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Group tours of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Ongoing This tour focuses on the museum's building itself, which was designed by architect Cass Gilbert and completed in 1907.
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